Books by Roland Boer

This volume consists of a critical commentary on the interactions between Marxism and theology.

Roland Boer draws on a vast depth of scholarly knowledge to reclaim the rich contribution of Marxism to theological studies

The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel offers a new reconstruction of the economic context of the Bible and of ancient Israel. It argues that the key to ancient economies is with those who worked on the land rather than in intermittent and relatively weak kingdoms and empires. Drawing on...

This volume explores the implications for biblical studies of changes in the direction of travel, whether from centre to margin, backwards in time, along byways rather than the main stream, or inside gaps, and using post colonialism, feminism, Marxism, gay theory, and post structuralism.

This text provides an introduction to Marxist literary criticism. It comprises studies of major figures in the tradition, specifically Althusser, Gramsci, Eagleton, Adorno, Benjamin, Bloch, Lefebvre, Lukacs and Jameson.

Norman Gottwald's monumental "The Tribes of Yahweh", published in 1979, has had a great influence in biblical politics and in the application of sociological methods to the Hebrew Bible. This book, following the reprint, reflects on the impact and the implications of the work after 20 years.

In the Criticism of Heaven and Earth series's final volume Roland Boer presents his own views on Marxism and Theology.

By bringing the key people in the history of biblical studies to life in a series of short stories, this book provides an alternative introduction to and engagement with Hebrew Bible studies. It seeks to explain, contextualise and critique key moments in the history of these studies.

Long a topic of debate and discussion, Boer sets the record straight about Marx, Engels, and Religion

Roland Boer draws on a vast depth of scholarly knowledge to reclaim the rich contribution of Marxism to theological studies

This study analyses the work of Nick Cave, a singular, idiosyncratic and brilliant musician, specifically through his engagements with theology and the Bible. It does so not merely in terms of his written work - the novels and plays and poetry and lyrics that he continues to produce - but also the music itself.

A scholar of biblical studies and cultural theory develops a political myth for the Left based on foundational stories in the Bibles first six books, from Genesis through Joshua.

What is secular biblical criticism? 'Secularism and Biblical Studies' presents a selection of essays that examine the nature of secular biblical studies and its hermeneutical principles.